It's time to get to some battles as our new War of Independence series continues. In this part we'll be examining the first engagements from this bloody conflict...

Welcome, Beasts of War, to a five-part article series helping wargamers play their way through one of the most famous, yet misunderstood, wars in the last few centuries; The American Revolution...

Join us for the final part of this series on Force-On-Force where we're discussing the different supplements for the game plus expanding on the role of vehicles in the game...

In this latest instalment of our modern warfare series looking at Force-On-Force we find out about the scenarios you'll be playing and how the factions deal with casualties...

In the second part of this series on Force-On-Force community members oriskany and unclejimmy take a look at how morale works in the game for the various factions at your disposal...

unclejimmy and oriskany join together to look at the rules set that featured throughout most of the Modern Wargaming series we ran last year - Force on Force. Come and find out more about the basics within...

Sally 4th has announced that they have been granted the UK and EU licenseto publish and release the card driven miniatures rule set Combat Patrol.

Ironfist Publishing have been showing off some previews of the new book for Battlegroup called Wacht Am Rhein. It's making me chilly just looking at it...

The Gaslands game of vehicular brutality and scrapping for resources has reached the next stage of playtesting and there is a new version of the rules available IF you go over to their Playtesting Forum and sign-up to be part of the process...

Welcome to the last set of Weekenders before Christmas. We've got loads to talk about and we're totally in the Holiday spirit although I think Star Wars might have crept in their somewhere too to make us feel awesome (wasn't […]

Plastic Soldier Company have added the re-released Mini Ruleset for Battlegroup to their webstore so you can get your hands on the rules in a slimmed down format. This is a handy soft back version that contains the rules found in Battlegroup Krusk...

WarTime Miniatures have shown off some preview renders of upcoming Special Forces miniatures based on the kit of Australian Soldiers. These will be available in both 20mm and 28mm scale early in 2016...

At last we come to the end of our article series on modern wargaming, with a specific focus on the recent conflict in Ukraine. In Part One, we discussed “current-conflict” gaming and summarized the context of the 2014-2015 war in […]

We embark on Part Three of our continuing article series on modern wargaming, specifically the recent conflict in the Ukraine. In Part One, we discussed “current-conflict” gaming and took a quick look at the context of the 2014-2015 war in […]

Welcome to Part Two of our continuing article series on modern wargaming, specifically the recent conflict in the Ukraine. In Part One, we discussed many of the pros and cons of “current-conflict” gaming, and a summary background of the Ukraine […]

Phew it's been quite a weekend. With that in mind sit back and relax with us as we chill for The Weekender XLBS...

Ramshackle Games have taken note of all of these Post-Apocalyptic racing games on the horizon and so have come up with a fantastic kit, the 20mm Car Conversion Set.

If you're looking for a rather swish ride to travel the wasteland then see what you make of the Vampyre from The Devil's Run: Route 666 by Word Forge Games...

With the help of community member oriskany we're looking at the intricacies of delving into modern conflicts on the tabletop. We're starting with an overview of the recent fighting in Ukraine...

Word Forge Games' The Devil's Run: Route 666 is closing in on those final few tantalising moments before heading off to the printers. Before then the folks would like you to help them proof read their Cards & Rulebook which can be downloaded over on their website.

If you're looking to bring a bit more firepower to the tabletop in The Devil's Run: Route 666 from Word Forge Games then you need to turn to Riot Grrrl and her tank/car err... car/tank vehicle she's come up with...

Sit back and relax with The Weekender XLBS where we're getting stuck into a whole bunch of interesting topics bought up in the tabletop gaming world this week...

Team Yankee Boot Camp: SOLD OUT!

Osprey Games are going to be publishing the Gasland Post-Apocalyptic racing game in 2017, a game which is currently going through play testing...

The Skulltaker is riding into Word Forge Games' The Devil's Run: Route 666. As well as that road warrior they have also been working hard on designing the cards for the game and they are coming along very nicely...

Word Forged Games are still pottering away on their The Devil's Run: Route 666 Kickstarter and making sure that all of the pledges are going to be fulfilled. The most recent update shows us a look at the 3D work going into Fury, Queen of the Skinners...

Plastic Soldier Company bolster the fighting potential of the Germans in World War II with a new Halftrack model, the SdKfz 251/C. See what you think of it complete with crew and stowage...

Join us on this wonderful Sunday about all things hobby related. We've been tinkering away on different projects and got surprised at new Warmachine plastics! Join Backstage To Watch!

The Devil's Run: Route 666 has some more renders for you this week showing off Judge Judy and her Justice Jetpackers alongside a rather dangerous looking biker, the Executioner. See what Word Forge Games have been up to...

A whole range of new vehicles have taken shape for The Devil's Run: Route 666. There are a nice selection of models from different factions as well as characters in their own right. There's something for everyone here...

If you're a fan of Dave Graffam then you'll be pleased to know that he has another printable piece of terrain for you to get stuck into. This time it's a nice Historical/Fantasy piece with the Merchant of Rake's Corner...

A series of new previews for The Devil's Run: Route 666 by Word Forge Games show off the new vehicles as they get towards a final stage of completion and some fun new miniatures that will be soaring high.

Add some character and variety to your city table with the Elevated Road System from GameCraft Miniatures. This clever MDF terrain has been designed to work in both 2 and 4 lanes, in your 15-20mm games.

Happy Sunday! Today we Delve into the Mechanics of Age of Sigmar & Start to Design our own take on Podracing... FREE 7 Day Backstage Trial CLICK HERE

Community member oriskany finishes off his round up of all the awesome games that went on during the HUGE Worldwide D-Day Challenge this month. See how it all came to a climax and let us know what you think of big events like this.

Rubicon Models have shown off some of the prototype work going into their new M10/M36 kits that will be available soon. See what you think of the different alternatives below for building your tank destroyers...

Welcome to a Saturday edition of The Weekender XLBS where we're talking about the Boot Camps, Upcoming Content (Warhammer 40,000!) and more...

Minefield Games have opened up their Military History: Medieval set of rules for testing and you can download it HERE. You get to play around with the basic rules and some of the armies including the Teutonic Order, Polish Kingdom and the French...

We're back with The Weekender after another busy week of getting things ready for the impending Boot Camp and more. However, we've also had time to delve into other parts of the hobby!

The Devil's Run: Route 666 was successful on Kickstarter and in the wake of that they've shown off some new renders for some more of the vehicles and the characters that will be coming to this post-apocalyptic setting...

Inspired by Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Wargames Illustrated have put together a PDF Scenario you can download that helps to emulate one of the scenes from that movie. See what you think of Stop The Trucks!

The Devil's Run: Route 666 from Word Forged Games has entered it's final few days on Kickstarter and they've not only got quite the awesome package for you to pick up as a main pledge but some neat stretch goals too...

Want to rebuild those awesome vehicles from Mad Max: Fury Road? How about checking out this work one man has done with LEGO and then see what else we suggest for giving it a go!